Tree of Life

Sam Shear and Margo Shear

Living History

As a communications manager, Margo Shear Fischgrund looks for angles in stories that encourage personal and emotional connections to bring a reader closer to a story. With “Lest We Forget,” the emotional connection was something she didn’t need to go searching for.
Student walking across Cathedral lawn in the fall

Lest We Forget: Life-Size Art Installation to Honor Holocaust Survivors

From Oct. 18 to Nov. 15, the pathway from the Cathedral of Learning to Heinz Memorial Chapel will be filled with 60 life-size portraits of Holocaust survivors, including 16 from the Pittsburgh region.

United Way Campaign Updates, Prize Winners for Nov. 30

The 2018 Pitt United Way campaign is approaching reaching 70 percent of its overall goal, and new prize winners and events are still coming.

Friday: City to Host Stronger Than Hate Event at Point State Park

The City of Pittsburgh will honor victims of the Tree of Life shooting, and call for peace and unity among all, at noon on Friday, Nov. 9.